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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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